Clojure is getting a lot of positive buzz, but what is it like building and shipping a real application? In this talk, we will cover the good, the bad, and the ugly of commercial Clojure development, including:

• BDD meets FP: how we adapted spec and test practices for functional code
• To wrap or not to wrap: working with Java libraries
• The learning curve: training a team of non-Clojurists on Clojure
• What you will wish for: third-party libraries you should know about, plus some that don't exist yet
• Good names or die: living without object context
• Shipping it: how to manage staging and deployment of Clojure code

Experience with Clojure is useful but not a prerequisite; we will introduce the key concepts as we go.

Relevance staff deliver technical talks at events around the world. Contact us to schedule "Clojure in the Field" for your organization, or view our curriculum if you are interested in a complete course.